The Managerial Skills

Managers need three basic sets of skills: technical, interpersonal, and conceptual.

Technical Skills
The skills that include knowledge of and proficiency in a certain specialized field Managers need to be technically competent. They need to know how to plan, organize lead and control. Line managers need this skill the most while top manager will need minimum of technical skills.

Interpersonal Skills / Human Skills
Interpersonal skills include the ability to work well with other people both individually and in a group. Mangers need good interpersonal skills, knowledge about human behaviors and group processes, ability to understand the feelings, attitudes and motives of others, and ability to communicate, clearly and persuasively. Human skills are very important at each level of management.

Conceptual Skills
Conceptual skills include the ability to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situations, to see
the organization as a whole, and to understand the relationships among the various subunits, and to visualize
how the organization fits into its broader environment. Conceptual skills include analytical ability, logical
thinking, concept formation, and inductive reasoning. They manifest themselves in things like good judgment,
creativity, and the ability to see the big picture. Top mangers/CEO needs this type of skill the most.